Imogen Head (b. 1995, United Kingdom) explores the relationship between material and process through handbuilt ceramics.

Working primarily with functional ware, she develops forms in sets, often returning to pairs of cups made from equal weights of clay produced in parallel. Taking inspiration from the making of chawan learned from masters in Japan, her work is formed through repetitive paddling, carving, drying and refining. While echoing the symmetry of wheel-thrown vessels, each piece is shaped entirely by hand.

She explores texture and colour through glazes, slips and varied clay bodies, often incorporating crushed bisque to create an oversized, contrasting grog. She contrasts rough, exposed clay with smooth slip, cutting back through the surface to reveal underlying layers, continuing an approach developed in her earlier sculptural work.

Having recently studied traditional Onggi techniques in South Korea, her work emphasises the connection between object and maker - the imprint of tools showing a tactile record of the making process.

Head has exhibited at Hackney Art Week and 1000 Vases as part of Paris Design Week. She lives and works in East London